MySQL: Reset root and debian-sys-maint passwords

vim /home/me/mysql-init
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpassword');
SET PASSWORD FOR 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpassword');

kill `cat /var/run/mysqld/mysql.pid`

mysqld_safe –init-file=/home/me/mysql-init &

vim /etc/mysql/debian.cnf

service mysql restart

rm /home/me/mysql-init

events/

Debian Squeeze on my new (used) T61.

events/1 take 50% cpu for some time every 2 secondes or so.

Seems to be related to Wicd. Doing a “ifconfig eth0 down” solved the problem, but I still don’t know the root cause.

T61 specific problem? Lots of posts on forums about this. Lots of people also “fixed” this by removing the battery for a couple of minutes… Pretty strange.